< 2 Corinthians 9 >
1 Now [I want to write] more about the gift [of money] [EUP] that [you and other believers are preparing to send] to the believers [in Judea province]. I do not [really] need to [continue writing to you about it],
Pyhien avustamisesta minun tosin on tarpeetonta kirjoittaa teille;
2 because I already know that you really want to help them. In fact, I have been boasting [about you], telling the [believers here in] Macedonia [province] that [you people in] Achaia [province] have been ready to help, since last year. As a result, because you are very eager to help [the believers in Judea province], you have made most of [the believers here in Macedonia province also want] to give [a gift].
sillä minä tunnen teidän alttiutenne, ja siitä minä kehun teitä makedonialaisille, että näet Akaia on ollut valmiina menneestä vuodesta alkaen, ja niin on teidän intonne saanut sangen monta innostumaan.
3 However, I am sending Titus and the other two believers in order that [they will be able to help you finish collecting the money. Then when I and others arrive later, the people with me will see for themselves that] the things that I have been boasting about you are true [LIT]. [I want] you [to have your gift] ready [for us(exc) to take to Jerusalem], just like I have been telling others that you were ready.
Lähetän nyt kuitenkin nämä veljet, ettei kerskaamisemme teistä tässä kohden näyttäytyisi tyhjäksi, vaan että olisitte valmiit, niinkuin olen sanonut teidän olevan;
4 When I come, if any of [the believers from] Macedonia come with me, [I do not want them to find that your gift is] [MTY, EUP] not ready. If that were [to happen], I would be very ashamed, and you yourselves would be even more ashamed.
muutoin, jos makedonialaisia tulee minun kanssani ja he tapaavat teidät valmistumattomina, me-ettemme sanoisi te-ehkä joutuisimme häpeään tässä luottamuksessamme.
5 So that is why I felt that it was necessary to urge these [three] believers to go [and visit] you before I [come. In that way, they would be able to help you finish] collecting the generous gift [EUP] that had been promised by you {you had said you would give}. [If you do that, not only will] the gift be ready [by the time that we arrive, but everyone will see that you have given because you really want to give, and] not because anyone has forced you to give.
Olen siis katsonut tarpeelliseksi kehoittaa veljiä edeltäpäin lähtemään teidän tykönne ja toimittamaan valmiiksi ennen lupaamanne runsaan lahjan, niin että se olisi valmis runsaana eikä kitsaana.
6 Do not forget this: “[A farmer] who sows only a few [seeds] will not gather/reap a large [harvest], but the one who sows a lot [of seeds] will gather/reap a large [harvest] [MET].” [Similarly, if you give just a little to help others, God will give you only a few blessings. But if you give willingly and cheerfully to help people, you will receive in return many blessings from God].
Huomatkaa tämä: joka niukasti kylvää, se myös niukasti niittää, ja joka runsaasti kylvää, se myös runsaasti niittää.
7 Each of you should decide how much you [(sg)] should give, [and then give that amount]. You [(sg)] should not [be thinking to yourself], “[I really] do not want to give this money.” [And you(sg) should] not give [just] because someone tells [you to give. Instead, you should give willingly and cheerfully], because God loves those who give cheerfully.
Antakoon kukin, niinkuin hänen sydämensä vaatii, ei surkeillen eikä pakosta; sillä iloista antajaa Jumala rakastaa.
8 Moreover, God can enable you to [give to others cheerfully. If you give that way], God will [in return] give you many good blessings. He will do that so that at all times you will always have everything that you need. Indeed, you will have even more [than you need. As a result, you will be able to do] many more good things [to help others].
Ja Jumala on voimallinen antamaan teille ylenpalttisesti kaikkea armoa, että teillä kaikessa aina olisi kaikkea riittävästi, voidaksenne ylenpalttisesti tehdä kaikkinaista hyvää;
9 [Those who give willingly and cheerfully will be rewarded like the man about whom] it is written {[about whom] (someone/the Psalmist) wrote} in the Scriptures, He generously [helps others], [he gives to those] who are poor. [God will remember] the good things that he did, [and reward him with] good things forever. (aiōn )
niinkuin kirjoitettu on: "Hän sirottelee, hän antaa köyhille, hänen vanhurskautensa pysyy iankaikkisesti". (aiōn )
10 [God always] gives seeds to farmers to plant, and also gives them food to eat. [So, similarly, God will] always make it possible for you to have enough money [MET], so that you will be able more and more to generously [help those who are needy].
Ja hän, joka antaa siemenen kylväjälle ja leivän ruuaksi, on antava teillekin ja enentävä kylvönne ja kasvattava teidän vanhurskautenne hedelmät,
11 [God] will [give you] many blessings in many different ways as a result of your generously [helping others]. Furthermore, [the] generous [gift that you are getting ready for] us [(exc) to take to the believers in Judea province] will cause [many people] to thank God.
niin että te kaikessa vaurastuen voitte vilpittömästi harjoittaa kaikkinaista anteliaisuutta, joka meidän kauttamme saa aikaan kiitosta Jumalalle.
12 [Also remember that] when you give money to [EUP] help God’s people, you not only give them what they need, but also, [because of that], [many people will] thank God very much [for you and for what you have done].
Sillä tämä avustamispalvelus ei ainoastaan poista pyhien puutteita, vaan käy vieläkin hedelmällisemmäksi Jumalalle annettujen monien kiitosten kautta,
13 As a result of your giving [money to help others], they will praise God, not only because you have believed the good message about Christ, but also because you have [generously given some of your possessions] so that they and other [believers will all have] ([enough/their needs supplied]).
kun he, tästä teidän palveluksestanne huomattuaan, kuinka taattu teidän mielenne on, ylistävät Jumalaa siitä, että te näin alistuvaisesti tunnustaudutte Kristuksen evankeliumiin ja näin vilpittömästi olette ruvenneet yhteyteen heidän kanssaan ja kaikkien kanssa.
14 Also, when they pray for you, [asking God to bless you, they will remember how grateful they are] [IDM] that God [caused you to give] very willingly and cheerfully.
Ja hekin rukoilevat teidän edestänne ja ikävöivät teitä sen ylen runsaan Jumalan armon tähden, joka on teidän osaksenne tullut.
15 [Finally, we should all] thank God [because he gave us the greatest gift of all when he sent his Son to save/rescue us(inc)] ([from the guilt of our sin/from being punished for our sin]). That is a gift too wonderful for anyone to be able to tell about completely!
Kiitos Jumalalle hänen sanomattomasta lahjastaan!